In the past, everything was better. Was it really? Roswitha Gruber tells the moving stories and fates of a generation that grew up without technical aids and much luxury. The older women speaking here were raised in a time when personal happiness often had to give way to economic or family interests. Most were deprived of a carefree childhood. Yet many of them look back on the past with joy and longing, fondly remembering the magic of their childhood days.